Ep. 53 — Alex and Bobby talk about a two of the stranger ump shows we’ve ever seen, complete with home-plate-blocking and center-field-yelling. They pull out a Bad Take Dramatic Reading about—you guessed it—sabermetrics, courtesy of the New York Post, and talk about how that ties into the awards race conversation. Then, they talk about Mets broadcast personality Josh Lewin and his push for mental health awareness in sports, examining both what’s crucial and what’s missing about this conversation. Finally, a brief send off to David Wright, who deserved so much better.

Links:

Tom Hallion’s ass is in the jackpot

What is Laz Diaz doing?

Joel Sherman hates all stats, new and old

Josh Lewin’s quest for mental health awareness ($)

Kate Upton saved Justin Verlander

Songs featured in this episode:

Noname — “Montego Bae” • Raveena — “No Better” • Mitski — “Me and My Husband” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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